I don’t understand why people have to turn on the news channels the first thing in the morning. Or the sports channels so they can commiserate the results of last night’s game. They are just a lot of people making noise. Stirring the pot up. The only pot that should matter is the coffee pot …
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Two Sides of the Same Coin
“The unexamined life is not worth living.” -Socrates It is hard to believe that it was 5 years ago in which what I call the “Abbey Normal Daze”. And it led me into the Solitude of Art. I tried to fill the days with experiencing art in its various formats. To make more art myself. …
[RE] Quest
“Assiduity is the sin against the holy spirit. Only ideas won by walking have any value.” Nietzsche The last few years have taught me the importance of just taking a hike. And the Stillness that can be found by just going on a hike. It has also helped me fine tune my observation skills. I …
What is This.. (?)(!)
“to strive, to seek, to find”
as stated in Alfred Lord Tennyson’s poem Ulysses. A semi daily mantra for myself. “Keep reminding yourself of the way things are connected, of their relatedness. All things are implicated in one another and in sympathy with each other. This event is the consequence of some other one. Things push and pull on each other, …
Ideas, Ideae, Smaointe, Aidea
“Man the Problem Solver is only that because He is the Idea Keeper” Ray Bradbury On the Shoulders of Giant This quote comes from his book Zen and the Art of Writing.A book I have had on my shelf for years. I have read the book a few times I decided to read one chapter …
To Make a Simple Dent or Two In the Universe
As the days of the Abbey Normal continue to March on. And over every one. There is a demand for Sweeping Changes in almost everything. The odds of getting all of those done is almost impossible. That’s Life. And that is how it will be. As I look about the various ideas that I am …
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Coloring My Cerebral Matter
I like taking Deep Dives. And that is why I read. I read through about 3 different books a week. A nonfiction book to learn about something new. What I call a “Process Book”. This is a book that takes a look on some form of the Creative Process of some art form. And a …
Coddiwomple
Now What ?! This has been my never ending question of the last two years. I realised that the terms of my own story has been changed. And many of those terms were by forces and circumstances beyond my control. And here I am. But where? I started back into listening to The Moth podcast. …
The Aftermath
“Man’s task is to become conscious of the contents that press up from the subconscious” – — Carl Jung — “The Cave you fear to enter holds the treasure to seek. …
Skin and Bruises 